But the woman may well also forfeit her mahr (marriage settlement).

ECONOMIST: Sharia in the West

Some Muslim Britons contract an Islamic marriage (but not a civil one) and then fail to confer on the bride the marriage settlement that would be obligatory in say, Pakistan.

ECONOMIST: Sharia in the West

These included 180 marriage entry or settlement applications which had not received an initial decision.

BBC: UKBA backlogs: Inspectors find thousands of new cases